Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2016/2301(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the impact of international trade and the EU’s trade policies on global value chains
Amendments (3)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warmly welcomes the drafting of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights and reiterates its calls for the Member States and the EU itself to promote and participate in this process; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises the UN Global Compact, the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as tools which can mobilise responsibility in the business activities of enterprises;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on companies, whether European or not, to carry out human rights due diligence and to integrate their findings into internal policies and procedures, with resources and authority assigned accordingly and duly implemented; stresses that this requires sufficient resources be allocated; stresses that transparency and communication regarding measures taken to avoid human rights abuses in third countries are crucial to allow for proper democratic oversight and to allow consumers to make fact-based choices;